While the lecturers privately said cases of plagiarism is as high as 80-90% in some local universities, they declined to go on record with the figures so as not to bring their institutions into disrepute.spoke to said tertiary institutions took plagiarism very seriously and would act against any student involved in such an act.
Mohamad Fahmi opined that any form of punishment meted out on students should be in stages so that they are given time to learn. Ismaniza said this lack of deterrence could be instilled when some lecturers see plagiarism as a minor offence. “Academics should lead by example by giving appropriate credits for their lecture notes, collaboration and ideas. When students submit a plagiarised work, rather than just subtracting marks, academics should encourage resubmission so they can learn how to do it right,” she said.
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